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What's your preferred party time?
Do you like an 11:00 a.m. party or a 3:00 p.m. party?
And if a party runs from 11:00 a.m. to noon, would you expect lunch?
Also, would I be crazy to have Marion's party on her birthday (Saturday, September 18th) when I'm due September 28th?
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Re: What's your preferred party time?
Either time is good. If you had an 11am party I would expect lunch or at least some food for snacking. We usually at at 11:30, so I know they would be hungry.
It's 10 days before your due date. Unless you went into labor early with M I would think you would be okay.
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That's a good point.
3 pm would be my preferred time. I do think lunch would be expected at a party that went from 11 am to noon.
No, you're not crazy to have a party then. But just try to take it easy as you prepare.
i like the 11:00am time because my dd naps b/w 1-4 each day. so she's super happy in the first part of the day. and i do have lunch for everyone.
i think you're not crazy to have her party before you're due and agree with the others, take it easy.
11 is better for us because the big nap time is from 1:30 until 3:30. At 11, I would expect lunch or a decent amount of heavy snacks (finger food).
Since I had issue with both pregnancy and had both girls early, to me going up to the due date is not a reality for me (but if your pregnancy went well with #1 up to the due date and past and #2 is going the same route, then mid Sept should be fine). I would say to maybe consider her bday party at the beginning of Sept versus mid. And on her actualy birthday, you can have a private celebration with just a small cupcake and the immediate family. Is baby is present, even better!
We have yet to make it to a 3pm party/event. Naptime here is pretty solidly established from 2-4 or 4:30. I bet that'll change with MDO, but for now I would prefer 11.
I would expect more food at 11 than at 3, but not necessarily a full lunch.
I don't think it's crazy to plan it for her actual birthday, but I probably wouldn't send out the invites super early.
I'll join the 11 party ~ my girls have always gone down for naps around 2 so 3 just has never worked. And yep, I'd expect food. (we're hosting an 11 am party in a couple weeks and providing lunch)
My only concern with the party so close to your due date is that both my girls came early - 13 and 6 days early.I might push it one week earlier just to be safe.
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Is it an outdoor or an indoor party? If it's outdoor than I would do 11am for sure, indoor I think either time is equally as good. I would expect lunch or heavy snacking at 11am. I would just put on the invite, snacks will be provided, or lunch, cake and ice cream to let people know.
I wouldn't go that close to my due date, but DD was 3 weeks early so I am paranoid. For this reason we are looking at doing her 6th b-day party on Sept 18th even though her b-day is the 26th ... and I'm not due until 10/15. Just being overly cautious!
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We take the late nap too. Somewhere between 1 and 4 so a 3pm party can be a challenge for us.
He's wide awake at 11. As for lunch, I think heavy snacks would be good. Maybe tea sandwiches?
I like 3:00 because they get a good nap in before which = happy kiddos.
Then the party wears them out so they good to bed exhausted which = happy parent
Either time is ok but at 11 I would expect more food than at 3.
I don't think you're crazy to have M's party that close to your due date, just plan ahead and recruit lots of help. The first time I met SIL (and all of DH's extended family) was at niece #1's 2nd birthday party in August 2004. SIL was 38 weeks pregnant with twins!! She was a trooper, a huge, hot, tired, swollen trooper but everyone pitched in and the party was great. And she had the twins 2 days later, so all that birthday excitement might get things moving for you too.
This. It is her party and she is the birthday girl. You don't want to have a cranky party girl. And now I don't think you are crazy for having it on the 18th. I would probably do the same in if I was in your situation.
3pm - b/c DS naps for 2 hours anywhere from 11-2ish.
However, when he was <1year old, I would have preferred the 11 time b/c it would have been inbetween his 2 naps during the day.
So, it depends on what kind of crowd you are gearing towards.
11am usually works best for us. If a party is at 3, that means I will have had to wake Joe up from his nap at 2:20-2:30 and he is SUPER cranky when he is woken up.
I generally always expect food at a party, no matter what the time.
I agree. 11:00 am parties make me cringe because ds will be cranky because he is getting hungry and then after eating, gearing up for nap time. I would definitely expect a decent amount of food at a 11 am party.
Yikes! I always plan parties at certain times, like mid-afternoon, so I don't have to provide food! We only had cake at ds's b-day party this year.
3:00... My kids eat lunch just after 11 and are napping by 12:30. If they fall asleep in the car, we have trouble (Luca never transfers from car to bed). By 3:00 they are in a good mood and ready for fun.
Yes, I'd expect lunch at an 11:00 party. I assume most kids eat between 11 and 12. I wouldn't expect more than some light snacks and cake at 3:00.